tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26228575.comments2022-03-24T18:17:58.678+00:00Lady IcarusUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26228575.post-16122859182855553972018-02-19T12:48:43.918+00:002018-02-19T12:48:43.918+00:00The first South African woman pilot was the Italia...The first South African woman pilot was the Italian Anna Maria Bocciarelli in Kimberley in 1905.AEMartinaglia (Cavaliere)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09113051060487474919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26228575.post-77011152897803498142016-01-06T15:21:06.770+00:002016-01-06T15:21:06.770+00:00Thanks for your comment. Any picture I've look...Thanks for your comment. Any picture I've looked at shows only one. I saw Tracey take off myself in Cape Town and she was the only one in the plane. Though I know she did have company occasionally - unlike the flyers of the 1920s such as Mary Heath. Tracey also had a mechanic, a logistics chappie and a camera crew; just like most modern "adventurers". Changed world.Lindie Naughtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17381830105557478794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26228575.post-37151550809360746682016-01-06T13:14:16.180+00:002016-01-06T13:14:16.180+00:00This is not a solo flight. All the airborne pictur...This is not a solo flight. All the airborne pictures en-route show two pilots in the aeroplane.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07543480380219814235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26228575.post-56071586972580299382015-03-17T21:14:58.054+00:002015-03-17T21:14:58.054+00:00Watching it now. Remarkable woman.Watching it now. Remarkable woman.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12162148117929189762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26228575.post-35954034918871933192014-04-10T08:40:30.223+01:002014-04-10T08:40:30.223+01:00Would love to think so, but no news so far. Here&...Would love to think so, but no news so far. Here's one idea: the film of Tracey Curtis Taylor's recreation of her flight will be ready in May. Maybe there could be a special Limerick premiere? <br />Lindie Naughtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17381830105557478794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26228575.post-58154207868576485402014-04-10T08:20:38.842+01:002014-04-10T08:20:38.842+01:00Just heard a re-run of the documentary about the l...Just heard a re-run of the documentary about the life of Sophie Pierse on West Limerick 102 radio station. It was facinating! Thank you for bringing the story to life for us. <br />I wonder if there are any plans to celebrate the 75th in NCW? (The town's 'other poet' is getting his annual rememberance.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26228575.post-24127267082373127672014-01-29T11:42:41.214+00:002014-01-29T11:42:41.214+00:00Charlotte - delighted to hear from you. Have alway...Charlotte - delighted to hear from you. Have always thought your great-uncle sounded like a modest and interesting individual. Judging from her writings, Lady H admired and liked him too. I got the info from the link I put on the the blog entry, with a little extra digging. Would love to know if you have any further material. Perhaps you could contact me directly at lindie (dot) naughton (at) gmail.comLindie Naughtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17381830105557478794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26228575.post-75491768910766971412014-01-28T23:16:13.903+00:002014-01-28T23:16:13.903+00:00Hi there, great to read your post, I found out abo...Hi there, great to read your post, I found out about Tracey Curtis-Taylor's flight only recently and have been quietly fuming about the lack of a mention of Dick Bentley, so thank you for setting the record straight. Do the film production team know any of this or are they avoiding any mention of him in case it 'detracts' from Tracey's (and Lady Heath's) achievement? <br />Would be interested also to find out where you got your info from,<br />all the best Charlotte Thorpe and Roma Part (great niece and niece of Dick Bentley)Charlotte Thorpenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26228575.post-40952792581626805782013-12-20T10:26:26.830+00:002013-12-20T10:26:26.830+00:00HI Lindie!!
I made it back to the UK last night,...HI Lindie!! <br /><br />I made it back to the UK last night, reluctantly trading in the chilly front passenger seat of Tracey's Stearman for an aisle seat in a the closed capsule of a 767.<br />Tracey pressing on, doing the last very cold legs alone. <br /><br />Just dependent upon the weather now. We'll keep you posted. <br /><br />It's been quite an adventure -- seems like an age since you first so kindly brought me up to speed on the fearsome Irish lady.<br /><br />Speak soon<br /><br />xoxo<br />AnnetteAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00185119528299499837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26228575.post-63625856710190354882013-11-26T09:42:16.623+00:002013-11-26T09:42:16.623+00:00Good luck Tracy and crew, an "interesting&quo...Good luck Tracy and crew, an "interesting" couple of sectors ahead! Bob MAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26228575.post-72288673700673927122013-11-26T09:39:42.205+00:002013-11-26T09:39:42.205+00:00Good luck Tracy and crew, an "interesting&quo...Good luck Tracy and crew, an "interesting" couple of sectors ahead! Bob MAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26228575.post-6971037052754372282013-11-02T10:22:21.756+00:002013-11-02T10:22:21.756+00:00The Port Elizabeth web site from which this articl...The Port Elizabeth web site from which this article was taken is <a href="http://mype.co.za" rel="nofollow">www.MyPE.co.za</a>.MyPEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05333116992501353081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26228575.post-2034596734859424302013-08-25T20:42:40.152+01:002013-08-25T20:42:40.152+01:00It depends which side is the flagstaff: If it is t...It depends which side is the flagstaff: If it is towards the front of the a/c, the flag is perfectly correct. Good start Tracy. Will you be carrying flown covers?<br />Aeromikeaeromikenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26228575.post-29296515522983438852013-08-24T13:37:17.167+01:002013-08-24T13:37:17.167+01:00Have had a quick zip through the blog and can find...Have had a quick zip through the blog and can find no sign of a Union Jack<br />...?Lindie Naughtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17381830105557478794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26228575.post-17326358463818130892013-08-24T13:18:59.565+01:002013-08-24T13:18:59.565+01:00Good luck, but a pity that you can't get the U...Good luck, but a pity that you can't get the Union Jack the correct way up on your plane. What a poor start!Tony Skippernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26228575.post-70215467705606849582012-12-14T09:32:10.617+00:002012-12-14T09:32:10.617+00:00The picture was published in the 28 July 1928 issu...The picture was published in the 28 July 1928 issue of "Flight" magazine. From left to right: Miss O'Brien, her passenger the Hon. M K Leith, Captain Cordes, his passenger Mr Cooke, Lady Heath, and her passenger and private secretary.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26228575.post-7212119970446947512012-12-13T17:42:43.674+00:002012-12-13T17:42:43.674+00:00Who are the six people in the photograph, please?Who are the six people in the photograph, please?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26228575.post-377240393849030262010-09-01T19:05:23.363+01:002010-09-01T19:05:23.363+01:00anyone interested in Lady Heath photos from 1929 t...anyone interested in Lady Heath photos from 1929 taken near Buffalo NY. I have several with her on the plane, near the plane, etc. Please contact me at : singernan2@verizon.net<br />Nancy Barlow White<br /><br />Sept 1, 2010Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03065088949707928754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26228575.post-36978715582595824832007-01-29T11:32:00.000+00:002007-01-29T11:32:00.000+00:00Merci Dany - les francaises aussi. Quel monde!Merci Dany - les francaises aussi. Quel monde!Lindie Naughtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17381830105557478794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26228575.post-30551888229617601612007-01-27T16:55:00.000+00:002007-01-27T16:55:00.000+00:00Quelle femme!!!J'ai réussi à lire cet article à pe...Quelle femme!!!J'ai réussi à lire cet article à peu près correctement! Je suis toujours épatée par la réussite de ces pionnières.... elles n'avaient pas que le ciel à vaincre <br /><br />!Dany Clemenceauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01955867341953070582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26228575.post-22920300826217436052006-12-04T19:11:00.000+00:002006-12-04T19:11:00.000+00:00Jennifer -
She died unknown and unrecognised in a ...Jennifer -<br />She died unknown and unrecognised in a London hospital on 7 May 1939 after falling on a tramcar.<br />Must put up some essential dates here.What is the entry for?<br />Best wishes,<br />LindieLindie Naughtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17381830105557478794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26228575.post-13123151494942569392006-12-01T16:56:00.000+00:002006-12-01T16:56:00.000+00:00Dear Lindie,
I'm working on a brief biographical e...Dear Lindie,<br />I'm working on a brief biographical entry for Lady Heath and would greatly appreciate it if you contacted me directly at jensensei@hotmail.com. I just need to know exactly where Lady Heath died in 1937. <br />Thank you.<br />Jennifer of New York, USAUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16753716103444508831noreply@blogger.com